Movie
Phoenix
A Gripping Noirish Study of Treachery, Identity and Survival.
In the aftermath of WWII, German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly has to undergo facial reconstructive surgery following her survival from Auschwitz. Without recognising Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he's betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelgänger.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
In the aftermath of WWII, German-Jewish cabaret singer Nelly has to undergo facial reconstructive surgery following her survival from Auschwitz. Without recognising Nelly, her former husband Johnny asks her to help him claim his wife’s inheritance. To see if he's betrayed her, she agrees, becoming her own doppelgänger.
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Cast
Nina HossNelly Lenz
Ronald ZehrfeldJohnny Lenz
Nina KunzendorfLene Winter
Trystan PütterSoldat an Brücke
Michael MaertensArzt
Imogen KoggeElisabeth
Felix RömerGeiger
Uwe PreussClubbesitzerCredits
- Directed by
- Christian Petzold
- Written by
- Christian Petzold, Hubert Monteilhet
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- German
- Box office
- $5.9M
Production
- Schramm FilmGermany
WDRGermany
BRGermany
ARTEGermany
